Android Pie Will Remember Set Volume For Each Bluetooth Device The release ofAndroid 9 Piehas brought with it a number ofnew featuresthat, although incremental in nature, are expected to make the overall experience just that bit better. One such feature is the ability to remember the Bluetooth volume level of each paired device, enabling users to set different default volumes for different Bluetooth devices. According to XDA, the feature is working as advertised on thePixel 2and the Essential Phone after the update....

Facebook Removes Alex Jones’ Pages For Violating Hate Speech Policy Facebook has announced it has removed four pages ofUS conspiracy theorist Alex Jonesfor violation of its policy that bans extremist behaviours including hate speech. “Earlier today, we removed four Pages belonging to Alex Jones for repeatedly posting content over the past several days that breaks those Community Standards,” Facebook said on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported. The world’s largest social media company said it has been pursuing a policy that wants “everyone using Facebook to feel safe....

Follow Censorship to Return to China, State Media Advises Google Google can return to China if it complies with the country’s censorship laws, a Chinese state-owned newspaper said in an editorial published on Monday. “Google is welcome to return to the mainland, but it’s a prerequisite that it must comply with the requirements of the law,” said the article which was published on the website of the People’s Daily — the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party of China....

Google Acquires GraphicsFuzz To Improve GPU Testing on Android Though Google just delivered one of its biggest Android updates,Android 9 Pie, earlier in the day, the tech giant strives to make the mobile OS more optimized. Thus, Google has today confirmed the acquisition of GraphicsFuzz, a company specializing in building tools that help benchmark mobile graphics. There’s no word on the acquisition sum. First reported byXDA Developers, GraphicsFuzz specializes in testing the reliability and security of graphics drivers for both PC and mobile platforms using in-house developed GPU-testing tools....

Google Pixel 3 Will Ditch Nav Bar Buttons in Favor of Gesture Navigation Android 9 Piebrought a number of remarkable changes to theworld’s most popular mobile operating system, but one of the biggest is theintroduction of gesture navigation. However, even as gesture navigation becomes increasing more prevalent on both Android and iOS (read iPhone X), it continues to remain only an option on the former, with users still being able to use the traditional nav-bar at the bottom for all their navigational needs....

HMD Global Announces New Delhi Event For August 21; Nokia 6.1 plus Expected HMD Global has been on a roll lately, with Nokia doing a fantastic job in the smartphone market in India and abroad. The company has devices in nearly all price segments, each coming with great build quality and superb performance thanks to Android One. The company has been delivering super snappy updates, so a Nokia phone is a pretty good option in 2018....

India Exploring Measures To Block WhatsApp, Facebook Access in Emergencies In light of the recent brutal lynchings around the country, the Indian government had pinned all the blame on social media and messaging apps. WhatsApp is at the center of this ongoing controversy and has adopted anumber of measuresto curb the spreadof false news and misleading info on its messaging platform. The Indian government, however, isnot satisfiedwith the service’s initiatives, and is now planning to arm itself with the power to obstruct social media access in times of emergency or when public order is under threat....